MessageGears vs. SlickText

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MessageGears
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
MessageGears is a hybrid email marketing service built around deliverability, actionable customer data, and audience segmentation and targeting.N/A
SlickText
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
SlickText, from Slicktext.com headquartered in Jamestown (Slick Innovations LLC) is a mobile marketing platform emphasizing text and SMS marketing. Subscriptions support unlimited contacts, picture messaging, and rollover texts.
$29
per month
Pricing
MessageGearsSlickText
Editions & Modules
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The Basic
$29
per month 500 Texts
The Step Up
$49
per month 1,000 Texts
The Lil' Bro
$79
per month 2,000 Texts
The Big Bro
$139
per month 3,600 Texts
The Boss
$189
per month 5,000 Texts
The Albatross
$350
per month 10,000 Texts
The Whale
$750
per month 25,000 Texts
The Monstro
1,250
per month 50,000 Texts
The Mammoth
1,999
per month 100,000 Texts
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MessageGearsSlickText
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
3.3
3 Ratings
83% below category average
SlickText
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor1.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content3.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content2.23 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing2.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting3.83 Ratings00 Ratings
List management2.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences2.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
1.1
3 Ratings
150% below category average
SlickText
-
Ratings
Dashboards1.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports1.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
3.7
3 Ratings
74% below category average
SlickText
-
Ratings
URL Validation1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Link Tracking2.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Image Validation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Inbox Display7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Spam Testing1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
MessageGearsSlickText
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MessageGearsSlickText
Likelihood to Recommend
MessageGears
MessageGears can be a solid, inexpensive email solution and you can be able to send millions of emails per year. In 2020, we delivered over 235 million emails at a fraction of what that would cost with any other email service provider. We worked with MessageGears on a custom solution with our database.
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SlickText
Very well suited for those getting started with SMS campaigns. It was easy for everyone on our team to pick up and get going without a lot of training. If you have mobile number lists in the hundreds of thousands I can see how it would be tough to manage with the lists, keywords, etc. I could be wrong as we are not in that space but that would be my assumption.
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Pros
MessageGears
  • The MessageGears Support team is very helpful.
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SlickText
  • User friendly interface
  • A good resource for making sure we maintain compliance with all the privacy policies
  • The text-to-join feature looks awesome. That is the one we are hoping to get started soon.
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Cons
MessageGears
  • Multivariate testing
  • WYSIWYG email builder
  • SQL audience error report
  • Native reporting
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SlickText
  • Easy to find resources for short codes
  • The current automation is nice for beginners but it's not terribly sophisticated for experienced users
  • Minimal integrations to this point but I'm sure more are on the way
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Usability
MessageGears
Our situation is unique so I believe we are working on a semi-outdated UI which needs a tune up / version upgrade. Similarly, our custom connection means that we do not have access to the full feature set so I've never experienced MessageGears' best functionality
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SlickText
Very easy to use. Intuitive website that our entire team has been able to quickly pick up. In my opinion it is the most user friendly interface of all the software we did demos with.
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Support Rating
MessageGears
MessageGears support is always quick to respond when we have an issue, which is rare. Gail has been our main rep and she has been great. We don't have many issues so luckily, we don't need to lean on their customer support team much. That said, it would be beneficial to hear from upper management more.
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SlickText
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
MessageGears
MessageGears doesn't come close to Salesforce Marketing Cloud. We chose MessageGears based on how data was accessed. We never really got a good preview of how the system works or what was available, so we didn't know everything that it was lacking until we started using it.
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SlickText
We felt SlickText was the most user friendly, budget friendly, and we liked the fact that they didn't balk at the fact we wanted to go month to month to start so we didn't end up in a long term commitment right out of the gate.
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Return on Investment
MessageGears
  • Sending more email!
  • Onboarding handoff was a little rough
  • Great control on who we are sending to
  • Dynamic content is very easy!
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SlickText
  • We are receiving a click through rate anywhere between 12-20% on our renewal reminder texts
  • Those people who click have a conversion rate of around 50% which is the best of any of the campaigns we run
  • One negative could be if we start to use the tool for promotional texts then there may be a negative impact on the member experience. Need to use it in moderation
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ScreenShots

SlickText Screenshots

Screenshot of Text message marketing software with a toolset that helps grow, engage, and nurture customers.Screenshot of The Platform balances sophistication and simplicity making it easy to start, learn, and grow.Screenshot of For 50 or 500,000 messages, SlickText offers fast send speeds and high delivery rates.Screenshot of Subscriber growth tools to maximize audience size and keep it growing.Screenshot of An automated workflow tool used to create automated SMS sequences that engage with people one-on-one. No coding required.